IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473
and
Tolko Industries Limited
Confirmation of Alleged Violation of Mandatory Reliability Standards:
PRC-011-0 Requirement 1 – Violation ID: BCUC2013000489
PRC-011-0 Requirement 2 – Violation ID: BCUC2014000490
BEFORE: D.M. Morton, Commissioner May 22, 2014
O R D E R
WHEREAS:
A. Order G-123-09 approved the Compliance Monitoring Program (CMP) which provides a process for dealing with violations to Mandatory Reliability Standards (MRS) adopted by the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission);
B. On April 14, 2014, the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), acting as the Commission’s MRS Administrator, issued a Notice of Alleged Violation (NOAV) to Tolko Industries Limited (Tolko) for the alleged violation of the Reliability Standards listed above. The NOAV described the nature of the Alleged Violations and provided an assessment of the severity of the Alleged Violations;
C. On April 14, 2014, WECC also advised Tolko of its rights under section 4.2 of the CMP, pursuant to which Tolko has 30 days to respond to the NOAV. The CMP also states if Tolko fails to respond within 30 days, the Commission may consider the Alleged Violations in the absence of a submission;
D. By email correspondence dated May 14, 2014, WECC informed Commission staff that Tolko did not intend to submit a formal response to the NOAV and Tolko was preparing Mitigation Plans for the Alleged Violations noted above;
E. The Commission has reviewed WECC’s recommendation and considers confirmation of the Alleged Violations is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 125.2 of the Utilities Commission Act and section 4.1 of the Compliance
Monitoring Program, the British Columbia Utilities Commission confirms the Alleged Violations identified above.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 22nd day of May, 2014.
BY ORDER
Original Signed By:
D.M. Morton
Commissioner